http://maggieblue.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Maggie Blue en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:46:35 GMT 2010-01-02T20:46:35Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977393095 This last week I am finishing up my book OBSESSED WITH BRIGHT YELLOW, a story about Christian Jacobs whose wife completely disappears after their divorce.  It takes place in Ushaw Moor, a small ville . . . Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:08:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977393095 Maggie Blue 2008-07-08T23:08:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977343095 "Celebrate, Dear Israel" Celebrate, dear Israel. For your birthday, sixty year, Throw kisses and hugs- To anyone near; Give hugs, give gracious civility, For our citizens, proud  . . . Sun, 11 May 2008 05:23:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977343095 Maggie Blue 2008-05-11T05:23:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977211608 Okay, Poets, have at it, write a line or two...let's keep this one serious. You write, I'll edit, and do the best job I can. Hope you enjoy writing this one. She's a ghost, could . . . Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:40:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977211608 Maggie Blue 2008-01-14T20:40:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977227542 The Obama machine is racing across America at a fast clip, astonishing everyone in its wake! He is enthusiastic, intelligent, handsome, articulate, young, and gallant. He thinks on his feet, he appears . . . Sat, 12 Jan 2008 06:21:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977227542 Maggie Blue 2008-01-12T06:21:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977215929  by Maggie Blue Why is Sherlock Holmes so loved and continued to be read year after year after year? His creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle could not answer that question and to date, though . . . Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:24:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977215929 Maggie Blue 2007-12-31T00:24:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977215446 When Gather Anonymous Group was started I strongly suspected certain members of Gather would join. I knew Elsie Duggan would join, and was pleased she was member  #2. She doesn't let . . . Sun, 30 Dec 2007 04:21:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977215446 Maggie Blue 2007-12-30T04:21:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977211753 What is GATHER ANONYMOUS? GATHER ANONYMOUS is a voluntary, worldwide group of men and women from all walks of life who meet together at this site to keep from going mad and eating 22 peanut . . . Mon, 24 Dec 2007 09:05:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977211753 Maggie Blue 2007-12-24T09:05:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977211423 Couldn't resist sending this - have a happy! Thank you for all your support on GATHER. Sun, 23 Dec 2007 22:22:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977211423 Maggie Blue 2007-12-23T22:22:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977211342 Do you accept the Chaos Theory as how the universe was created? It seems to me that would mean the universe is run by chance and everything we see around us defies that being true. There is so . . . Sun, 23 Dec 2007 21:28:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977211342 Maggie Blue 2007-12-23T21:28:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977211306 Interesting the various kinds of avatars/images people use as their icons. There are many kinds of people here. Psychologically, let's think about this, Does an icon reflect your personality. Here . . . Sun, 23 Dec 2007 19:19:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977211306 Maggie Blue 2007-12-23T19:19:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977211047 I have dedicated this to a bird photographer and fell walker who forges about England and Scotland. I met Andy Bradley online in a Bird Forum group out of England a few years ago.   . . . Sun, 23 Dec 2007 07:32:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977211047 Maggie Blue 2007-12-23T07:32:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977210465 Dear  Rhyme Collectors, I did not realize you were 30 in number already! Good Grief -  what a pleasant surprise. I rhyme the way I first learned when I . . . Sat, 22 Dec 2007 14:15:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977210465 Maggie Blue 2007-12-22T14:15:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977210374 "Angst!" Angst! That forlorn hope, that utter despair, That sucking pain that eats the air; Anon, it comes to the heart, piercing its innermost valleys, in the various . . . Sat, 22 Dec 2007 09:08:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977210374 Maggie Blue 2007-12-22T09:08:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977210348 "Loose Moose on the Run" We seem to be on a roll today, Our muses running hot, Poems coming out of our fingers fast, Good words on the spot. This doesn't happen everyday, . . . Sat, 22 Dec 2007 07:38:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977210348 Maggie Blue 2007-12-22T07:38:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977210270 Ever notice how you see a word often after you just learned it? I have this experience regularly in my reading. Recently it was with 'miasma' – now I notice it in every book I read. . . . Sat, 22 Dec 2007 04:32:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977210270 Maggie Blue 2007-12-22T04:32:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977210139 "The Old Man " Old, overweight, grey and bewildered, He's taken a strong stand about his parade; Singing in the sunshine, laughing in the rain, How is he not daunted . . . Sat, 22 Dec 2007 00:19:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977210139 Maggie Blue 2007-12-22T00:19:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977210115 "Mother, I Miss You" The meaning of things changes in my life, From one month to the next, or one year to another. Everything changed completely for me When I lost my . . . Fri, 21 Dec 2007 23:38:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977210115 Maggie Blue 2007-12-21T23:38:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977210077 "A Thousand Pieces" Her heart was broken into a thousand pieces And lies scattered somewhere someplace, Then she saw him and her heart did race, Just like the first time she . . . Fri, 21 Dec 2007 23:03:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977210077 Maggie Blue 2007-12-21T23:03:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977210067 "The  Star"                                                                                   . . . Fri, 21 Dec 2007 22:53:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977210067 Maggie Blue 2007-12-21T22:53:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977210057 Ok, you write a line, please, and let's write a poem!  Remember, I'm the editor - I will try to use your line(s) if they fit... but I may not, or might change something. "The . . . Fri, 21 Dec 2007 22:33:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977210057 Maggie Blue 2007-12-21T22:33:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977210048 "The Cabinet Maker" He rubbed his hand gently on the oak, and then "Good God" and "Holy Smoke", ... "I was expecting to hammer, screw and chip, . . . Fri, 21 Dec 2007 22:17:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977210048 Maggie Blue 2007-12-21T22:17:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977209439          "The Old Runner" He ran, he ran with the wind everyday, as if chased, the clock biting at his heels, Great Time the . . . Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:32:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977209439 Maggie Blue 2007-12-21T04:32:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977208560 "Winter of Her Soul" The winter of her soul came quietly, It tiptoed creeping in the night, but silent footsteps danced in her mind, memories of a kinder time in a warmer . . . Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:43:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977208560 Maggie Blue 2007-12-20T05:43:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977208254 Let's Write a Poem together - I'll write the first line - and you add a line - you guys and gals have to trust me with the editing, plezzzzzzzzz...You add your line in the comment area, and I . . . Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:12:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977208254 Maggie Blue 2007-12-19T22:12:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977205531 I'm spoiled rotten when it comes to communication. And who/what is at fault? My computer. Skype. Cordless phones. Now, my mobile. Oh, I love this little item. I take it with me everywhere. And it . . . Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:49:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977205531 Maggie Blue 2007-12-18T22:49:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977206437 One of the things I enjoy doing with poetry is illustrating it. Most of the time I use my own artwork. It's a shame not to do that when artwork is one of my talents.  I like "Of Castles" . . . Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:35:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977206437 Maggie Blue 2007-12-18T00:35:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977205866 Michael and I met on the Internet a few years ago. We were in a British Forum. I found him fascinating. If you're nice, he might translate a few sentences into Latin for you. He's new to GATHER; . . . Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:06:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977205866 Maggie Blue 2007-12-17T11:06:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977205772 Are redheads going to become extinct? Holy Mary Magdalene,who surely was redheaded, I hope not. But there are some reports being made to this effect. National Geographic reported that we're a dying . . . Mon, 17 Dec 2007 08:08:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977205772 Maggie Blue 2007-12-17T08:08:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977204282 "Dedicated to Flower Children" AKWAABA!!! WELCOME! KARIBU! BIENVENUE! Just how hip are you???? Are you a real flower child? Are you inthepeaceloop? Answer these questions. 1. Is you . . . Sat, 15 Dec 2007 08:06:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977204282 Maggie Blue 2007-12-15T08:06:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977202889 Who was your best teacher is usually not difficult for us to remember. A fond memory almost immediately jumps into our hearts and heads. Mine was Miss Lonnie. She was my Kindergarten and First Grade . . . Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:47:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977202889 Maggie Blue 2007-12-13T19:47:43Z